Automobile-window construction.



1. E. SPENCER & A. c. LILLIE.

AUTOMO BILE WINDOW CONSTRUCTION.

AERLICATION. FILED AUGJI. l-9I7- 1,298,593. Patented Mar 25.1'919.

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John E. srnncnn AND earner, 0. mm, or Losjane'nnns, cemronn'm, ns sreuons r WILLIAM n. aonns'ron mammcrumecomrm, or numeric, rumors.-

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Application filed August 11, 1917. Serial No. 186,640.

ivhom z't my concern: "Be' it known that we,

r and ARTHUR C. Lrnmn,citizens of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county ofLos Angeles and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile-Window Construction,

of which the following is a specification.

sides of the glass in the frame for prevent ing damage thereto. Other objects may ap different character, and the inner lining 3 Our invention-relates to improvements in automobile curtain window. construction of the--. character disclosed in Letters Patent Number 1,219,877 granted to us March 20, .lSl'Qand has for an object the provision of 1mm for rendering the curtains water tight thewindows arein place, thewindows ,being ofplate. glass as set forthlin said Letters atent, and-means for cushioning both pear as the description progresses,

' We attain'the above obj ects by means of the structure shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure '1 is an elevation of the rear curtain of an automobile withour {improved window in positionftherein. Fig.

Q' isan enlarged fragmentary rear view of {the window and frame, and Fig; 3 is a similar view of the opposite side thereof, pare 'tially in section. Fig. 4 is a transverse sec tion of the structure shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Similar characters of reference are employed in the several views of the drawing and throughout the. specifications. for indicating the same or-likeparts.

. The general appearance and arrangements of the several elements of'our invention dit fer, but little from the form of window dis closed in our former patent, hereinbefore referred to, the wooden frame 1 being integra'lly formed with wooden inserts 2 placed in the ends for reinforcement of the struc-..

ture, whereas -in'the other type the entire frame comprised a laminated structure. The curtain is composed of an inner and an outer thickness of material 3 and 4, of similar or has an opening cut therein to conform in size to the, opening in the center of frame 1, the

. edges of the curtain at the opening therein belng turned inwardly and tacked or otherwise secured. to the inner periphery. of the frame opening. A welt of single or double .thickness, asst 5 is formed around and tacked to the inner. edge of the. curtain so that the inner edges of the weltand curtain JOHN E. SPENCER- will be substantially flush with thed'epress1on formed around the centralopening in the frame, as shown in Fig. 4.

A plate glass 6 which conforms to the size of the opening in the'frame is inserted'in the opening and rests upon the edges of thecurtain 3 and the welt 5. The outer c r'tain 4 has'ain opening cut therein of about he sizeof that in the frame 1 and isplaced upon the outer surface of the frame withv the edges thereof extending slightly over the periphery of theglass 6. seml-clrcular cross, section is provided for Ametal retaining ring Z of holding the outer curtain 4: and glass 6 firmly 1n pla'cein' the frame, the inner periphery of the ring overlappingthe glass and outer curtam, as shown in Fig. 4... Lugs 8 are forme'd on the flat. inner side of the retaining ring at frequent intervals and near the outer periphery of the ring sothat a fiat and uninterrupted surface may be provided for engagementwith the curtain nd glass.

The lugs 8 are'drill d and tapped to.re-

ceive the s'erews ,9 which extend from the opposite side of the frame through suitable boresand the heads thereof are seated in counterbores formedin the frame the'screws thus serving to hold all of the elements except the ihner curtain and welt firmly in p0 siti'on. a

i The structure described .renders the win-' 'dow water-tight, the two curtains 3 and ibeing held in contact with the glass by means of the retainingring,--and the edges of the curtains provide cushions for both sides of the glass, so that damage thereto may be prevented by usage. The lugs 8 seat in suitable bores formed in the frame 1 and the ring 7 may thus be centered in the frame.

The frames of the windows are made in several different forms, such as circular,

square, hexagonal, to conform to the spaces in the curtains provided for the reception of the frames, some windows being used on the on the edge of said welt, aln outer-curtain having an opening there1n,'sa1d curtain ex tendmg' over the outerslde of sald-framean d a the edge thereof around said opening over- '5 lapping the periphery element, and a detachable retaining .ring adapted to be. secured to said frame for holding said outer curtain in .pesition ontsaid frame and between said transparent element of said transparent and said ring; t he iniier edges said inner 10 

